• Job Description

  Req#: C9270-25-0415?language=en&page=48&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust NHS is delighted to offer the opportunities for a Senior Occupational Therapist to join the Brackley Community Hospital, as part of the Community Beds service within Northamptonshire. The post holder will provide assessment, setting SMART goals and rehabilitation to our adult and older adult inpatients with physical rehabilitation needs, plus working with the MDT to establish safe discharge plans.

  Main duties of the job

  To complete initial and ongoing patient assessments, support patients to identify SMART goals, utilise clinical outcome measures and develop, deliver and progress bespoke treatment plans.

  To work collaboratively within the team and with external providers to:

  • • Enable patients to work towards goals relevant to the in-patient community hospital setting
    • Support the patient and family members/carers with regards to discharge planning
    • Identify further rehabilitation needs to include onward referral to other services as appropriate
    • Support in developing the service in line with national and local strategies
  • Demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process. Evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment through autonomous and accountable decisions within OT practice supported by current research and in accordance with NHFT protocols and policies.

  Provide leadership, education and support to other team members through promotion of innovative strategies to manage change and improve service delivery

  HCPC registration and relevant degree/qualification in Occupational Therapy

  Good communication and organisational skills

  Manual handling experience

  Previous healthcare experience

  About us

  NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

  Details

  Date posted

  06 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £37,338 to £44,962 a year pa pro rata

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  12 months

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  270-TG108-ACS

  Job locations

  Brackley Community Hospital

  Wellington Road

  Brackley

  NN13 6QZ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

  Person Specification

  HCPC Registration

  Essential

  • HCPC Registration

  Knowledge & Experience

  Essential

  • Evidence of CPD
  • Supervision of junior staff

  Desirable

  • Variable healthcare experience
  • Participation in research/audits

  Behaviours & Values

  Essential

  • Experience of working autonomously
  • Good verbal and written communication

  Desirable

  • Experience of delivering training

  Person Specification

  HCPC Registration

  Essential

  • HCPC Registration

  Knowledge & Experience

  Essential

  • Evidence of CPD
  • Supervision of junior staff

  Desirable

  • Variable healthcare experience
  • Participation in research/audits

  Behaviours & Values

  Essential

  • Experience of working autonomously
  • Good verbal and written communication

  Desirable

  • Experience of delivering training

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

  Address

  Brackley Community Hospital

  Wellington Road

  Brackley

  NN13 6QZ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

  Address

  Brackley Community Hospital

  Wellington Road

  Brackley

  NN13 6QZ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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